Supplies

• Embroidery machine suitable for stitching

designs up to 5” x 7”

• OESD Mehndi Style design collection #82019

• OESD TearAway stabilizer

• 505 temporary spray adhesive

• OESD Fuse and Fleece

• Center panel: Natural linen, 12” x 18”

• Side panels: Two pieces: 8” x 18” fabric

• Back: Two pieces: 17” x 9” fabric

• Bias strips: 1½” x 17” to frame the center

panel and 2¼” x 2 yards for binding (pieced

to make one long strip)

• Isacord embroidery thread in 2 colors as

needed for the design. Sample shown uses

Color #3210 and Color #2721.

• 3.0/90 double needle

• Small narrow cord such as perle cotton

• Pillow form: 16” x 12”

• Optional: Wonder Tape (¼” double-sided

adhesive tape) by Dritz

• Optional: Wonder Clips by Clover

• BERNINA Presser Feet

Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D

Open Embroidery Foot #20/20C/20D

(Optional)

Pintuck Foot #31

Patchwork Foot #57/57D

Cording Attachment

Showcase a beautiful Mehndi design inspired by

Ancient Indian body art on this simple pillow

textured with pintucks and framed with a bound

edge. Start with natural linen for the embroidered

center panel and add two fabrics that coordinate

with the two thread colors of the design for a

cohesive look.

Finished Size: 16” x 12”

Machine Embroidery

1. Fuse OESD Fuse and Fleece to the wrong side of the linen fabric.

2. Using a fabric marker, draw a horizontal line and a

vertical line to mark the center of the fabric.

3. Layer 2 pieces of tear-away and place the fused

linen fabric on top using temporary spray adhesive between the layers.

4. Hoop all three layers together, aligning the marked

center of the fabric with the center of the hoop.

Attach the hoop to the embroidery machine. 5. Select design #82019-24.

6. Stitch the selected design on the fabric.

7. When the stitching is complete, remove the hoop

from the machine and then remove the stabilizer from around the design.

8. Trim the panel to 7” x 16½”.

Mehndi Style

Pintucked Pillow

Pintucking

1. Insert the double needle into the sewing machine and thread the

machine with two spools of thread. (1)

2. Attach the Cording Attachment and feed the cord into it.

3. Using a fabric marker, draw a 45° line on one of the side panels.

4. Attach Pintuck foot #31 to the machine and insert the seam guide

into the back of the foot, tightening for ¾” spacing.

5. Stitch a pintuck along the drawn line on one side panel.

6. Position the guide on the first pintuck and stitch a second one, ¾”

away. Continue with this process until the fabric piece has angled

parallel pintucks from top to bottom. (2)

7. Trim fabric to 5” x 16½”. Repeat with fabric for remaining side panel.

Pillow Front

1. Remove the double needle and insert a single needle; attach

Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D to the machine.

2. Select the zigzag stitch and set the width for 5.5mm. Adjust the

stitch length for 2-3mm.

3. Place one of the side panels next to the center panel, positioning

them on either side of the center guide of the presser foot. Join

the pieces using the zigzag stitch. Repeat with the remaining side

panel and the opposite edge of the center panel. (3)

4. Fold the 1½” strips in half lengthwise and press.

5. Position one folded strip on the pintucked fabric, aligning the raw

edges to the edge of the center panel. Using Patchwork Foot #57/57D,

stitch the strip to the pillow front. (4)

6. Repeat with remaining strip and the opposite side of the center panel.

7. Press strips toward the linen panel. Using Edgestitch Foot

#10/10C/10D and an adjusted needle position, stitch strips to linen.

Pillow Assembly

1. Hem one long edge of both back-fabric pieces by turning ¼” to the

wrong side twice and stitching.

2. Overlap the hemmed edges about 3”. Adjust the overlap so the

entire back measures 12½” x 16½”; pin.

3. Place front & back wrong sides together and stitch along all 4 edges.

Finishing

1. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise and press.

2. Stitch the binding to the front of the pillow, with Patchwork Foot

#57/57D and a ¼” seam, mitering the corners.

3. Wrap binding to the back using clips or double-sided tape to hold it in

place. Using Open Embroidery Foot #20/20C/20D or Edgestitch Foot

#10/10C/10D, stitch binding in place, sewing from front of pillow. (5)

4. Insert the pillow form into the opening on the back of the pillow.

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